invariably

«invariably» in Mova's school dictionary: Always, every time, without any change — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adverb (formal)

meaning for a pupil

Always, every time, without any change. tree →

sense in the lessons

Formal word in stories and reports: "the bus is invariably late". In science, a rule that invariably holds is always true. Phrases: almost invariably.

examples

• The bus is invariably late on Mondays. tree →
• My brother invariably eats the last biscuit. tree →
• Water invariably boils at 100 °C at sea level. tree →
• When it rains, the field invariably floods. tree →
• She invariably arrives with a smile. tree →
• The cat invariably sits on my homework. tree →
• He is quite deaf and blind, and invariably barks when there is no need, and makes no sound when there is. tree →

note

Comes from "vary" (to change): in-variable = not changing. Means "always", stronger than "usually". People sometimes use it loosely to mean "nearly always".

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «invariably» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.